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Well, me and my amazing intellect tried to remove the spin turn **** that came with the car. I had assumed it was one that was simply pressed over the existing button. It wasn't, it was threaded on. As a result, I now need to find the OEM e brake button that screws on, but I can't for the life of me find a part number for it, atkins, mazdatrix, etc, nothing. Anyone potentially have any leads on where I could start looking?
If you look real close...it’s the only photo I could find....completely plug n play. I MIGHT be able to find my black OEM one if you’re bent on the stock look.
I believe I unfortunately caused damage to the handle assembly. The threaded 'cable' that the spin turn **** threaded onto has popped out of place it seems, it will pull about 2-3 inches out of the front of the ebrake handle now, and the handle won't click and lock or stay up (not that it did well before, I think that turn **** damaged something when it was installed.)
I pulled off the trim, and everything looks good from the actual parking brake cable down. It looks like i'll need a new handle assembly, though.
Post a WTB. Also double-check, I don't know if the JDM parking brake levers are the same or not. I know they mount the same.
Also with spin turn ***** sometimes people remove the spring inside the parking brake. That's the reason for the design - when you want to engage the brake, you pull the lever up while pushing it forward with your thumb. The idea is to have it easy to ****** the E-brake and not have it engage while drifting. All that said, if you don't have the spring the new button won't work as it should. Again, just worth getting the whole lever. Also it's an easy part to swap out all things considered.
Post a WTB. Also double-check, I don't know if the JDM parking brake levers are the same or not. I know they mount the same.
Also with spin turn ***** sometimes people remove the spring inside the parking brake. That's the reason for the design - when you want to engage the brake, you pull the lever up while pushing it forward with your thumb. The idea is to have it easy to ****** the E-brake and not have it engage while drifting. All that said, if you don't have the spring the new button won't work as it should. Again, just worth getting the whole lever. Also it's an easy part to swap out all things considered.
Dale
Done so already. My car is RHD, and I'm not 100% but I believe they are interchangeable based on what I've looked at. I'm just going to replace the whole handle assembly, assuming I can find one easily. The only one I can find online has a spin turn **** already, so I'm likely looking at the same situation.
I think I'm going to purchase the only assembly I can find (even though it has a spin turn ****) and simply replace it with a banzai button. Does anyone happen to know how I would go about finding a replacement spring? I'm assuming the spring would go into the handle, then the button would screw over top of it?
Post a WTB. Also double-check, I don't know if the JDM parking brake levers are the same or not. I know they mount the same.
Also with spin turn ***** sometimes people remove the spring inside the parking brake. That's the reason for the design - when you want to engage the brake, you pull the lever up while pushing it forward with your thumb. The idea is to have it easy to ****** the E-brake and not have it engage while drifting. All that said, if you don't have the spring the new button won't work as it should. Again, just worth getting the whole lever. Also it's an easy part to swap out all things considered.
Dale
my 1958 Triumph Tr3 had an e brake like this stock. i didn't need to worry about theft with that one! the backwards ebrake, choke, and starter button made it so the muggles couldn't drive it
I have a spare MSM ebrake sitting around, just notice it has the silver button on it, any suggestion on how to remove it? Would like to try that on the FD to see how it flow with the rest of the interior, but the button is on there pretty tight, using a plier will probably damage it.
I have a spare MSM ebrake sitting around, just notice it has the silver button on it, any suggestion on how to remove it? Would like to try that on the FD to see how it flow with the rest of the interior, but the button is on there pretty tight, using a plier will probably damage it.
Try wrapping it a few times with masking tape to give your fingers some grip or before carefully using pliers. Once broke free I think mine spun off pretty easily.
I'm late to the party, but have a brand new FD JDM E-brake handle assembly chilling over here looking for a good home. Only catch--- it has the rubberized grip area that I believe came on the series 8 base model FDs over there.
I'm late to the party, but have a brand new FD JDM E-brake handle assembly chilling over here looking for a good home. Only catch--- it has the rubberized grip area that I believe came on the series 8 base model FDs over there.
Looking at the ebrake assembly in the car, those three bolts look like an absolute pain to reach, anyone have any idea how to get them, and the assembly, out? I'm hoping to just get a decently long wrench and hope they aren't torqued on there too bad, but given the clearance, I'm wondering how I'll get the new bolts IN there.
